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BECK "GUEROLITO" (INTERSCOPE) |
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Beck is almost always hooky and catchy for me, always
entertaining on some level. In all fairness, he's even
entertaining on some level on "Guerolito," a remix
companion to Guero. Unfortunately, that level is
farther down than the normal groovy pull of most Beck
music. Of course, every Beck album is different than
the last and this mixer-upper is no different. But
this time I feel myself unable to really submerse in
the music. There's a lethargy about the proceedings
that leave me a little lukewarm. See? It doesn't leave
me cold because it doesn't suck. It just doesn't rock,
either. Beck has had stoned-down songs in his
repertoire before but they were always part of a
whole, one track among many, a dynamic shift,
something for which Beck has talent. But this is just
one bland-by-comparison-to-his-other-stuff-I've-heard
batch of tracks, with "Gettochip Malfunction [Hell
Yes]" being the shiniest bit of hope. Now, I haven't
heard Beck's original "Guero" to compare what's going
on here. And it must be acknowledged that this is a
remix album and those are always birds of a different
feather. It must also be said that I can't say that
with repeated listenings I might find the ebb and flow
of these songs and be able to sink into them. But they
just don't have that out-of-the-gate Beck hook.-- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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